The emerging Covid crisis in Papua New Guinea
News bulletins all weekend featured stories about an emerging Covid crisis in Papua New Guinea. We’re told hospitals are overwhelmed and doctors and nurses are becoming infected daily. We’re joined ...
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The Weekend Briefing with Brooke Boney
Jamila Rizvi talks to Brooke Boney, a Gamilaroi Gomeroi woman who hangs out in the living rooms of a quarter of a million Australians every weekday morning as Today’s entertainment reporter on Channel...
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Arab Spring: did social media ruin ‘the moment’?
A decade ago, the world watched the Arab world explode in a fever of protests and explosions. Millions marched in the streets to over-throw governments. But was it worth it? Hossam el-Halamaway is a...
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Should Australia follow Europe and pause the AstraZeneca jab?
Nations across Europe have paused the rollout of the AstraZeneca Covid jab after a handful of recipients suffered blood clots. Australia is heavily invested in the vaccine. Catherine Bennett - Deak...
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Can you learn a musical instrument as an adult... and what does it do to your brain?
Covid has made us all anxious. We’re all seeking ways to be more mindful, more relaxed, more in touch with now. Could learning a musical instrument calm our nerves and leave 2020 behind?? 55-year-ol...
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1979 Luna Park Ghost Train fire: Accident or arson?
Seven people, including six children, died in a horrific fire at Sydney’s Luna Park in 1979. Investigators at the time found an electrical fault was to blame. The ABC’s investigative journalist Car...
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Will new online bullying laws impact sex workers?
The federal government is introducing strict new online bullying laws, designed to stop trolls. The problem is, they powers are too broad. The legislation will see sex workers, who advertise legiti...
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The Weekend Briefing with Eddie Perfect
Jamila Rizvi talks to Eddie Perfect, the Australian who took over Broadway with his musical adaptations of Beetlejuice and King Kong. He rose to Australian prominence as Mick Holland on Channel 10’s...
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